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<span class=large>THE BOOK OF MOSIAH</span>
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CHAPTER 27
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Mosiah forbids persecution and enjoins equality—Alma the younger and the four sons of Mosiah seek to destroy the Church—An angel appears and commands them to cease their evil course—Alma is struck dumb—All mankind must be born again to gain salvation—Alma and the sons of Mosiah declare glad tidings.  Probably between 100 and 92 <span class='small'>B.C.</span>
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And</span> now it came to pass that the persecutions which were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers became so great that the church began to murmur, and complain to their leaders concerning the matter; and they did complain to Alma.  And Alma laid the case before their king, Mosiah.  And Mosiah <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/1a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Counsel.">consulted</a> with his priests.
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And it came to pass that king Mosiah sent a proclamation throughout the land round about that there should not any unbeliever <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Persecution.">persecute</a> any of those who belonged to the church of God.
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And there was a strict command throughout all the churches that there should be no <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Malice.">persecutions</a> among them, that there should be an <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 23: 7; Mosiah 29: 32; Alma 30: 11.">equality</a> among all men;
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That they should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb their <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Peace.">peace</a>; that every man should <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Love.">esteem</a> his <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/4c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Neighbor.">neighbor</a> as himself, <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/4d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Industry; TG Labor.">laboring</a> with their own hands for their support.
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Yea, and all their priests and teachers <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 18: 24 (24, 26); Alma 1: 3, 26.">should</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/5b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Work, Value of.">labor</a> with their own hands for their support, in all cases save it were in sickness, or in much want; and doing these things, they did abound in the <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/5c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Grace.">grace</a> of God.
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And there began to be much peace again in the land; and the people began to be very numerous, and began to scatter abroad upon the face of the earth, yea, on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west, building large cities and villages in all quarters of the land.
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And the Lord did <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 3: 16.">visit</a> them and <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/7b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Prosper.">prosper</a> them, and they became a large and wealthy people.
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Now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/8a" mark="a" type="C" title="1 Sam. 3: 13; 1 Ne. 2: 12 (12-13); Moses 5: 16; TG Unbelief, Unbelievers.">unbelievers</a>; and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered among them, he being called Alma, after his father; nevertheless, he became a very wicked and an <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Idolatry.">idolatrous</a> man.  And he was a man of many words, and did speak much <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/8c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Flattery.">flattery</a> to the people; therefore he <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/8d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Peer Influence.">led</a> many of the people to do after the manner of his <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/27/8e" mark="e" type="A" title="Mal. 2: 8.">iniquities</a>.
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And he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of the church of God; <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/9a" mark="a" type="C" title="2 Sam. 12: 14 (1-14); 2 Sam. 15: 6 (1-6); TG Apostasy of Individuals.">stealing</a> away the hearts of the people; causing much dissension among the people; giving a chance for the enemy of God to exercise his <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 50: 7; D&C 93: 39 (37, 39).">power</a> over them.
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And now it came to pass that while he was going about to <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 8: 3; Mosiah 28: 4 (3-4).">destroy</a> the church of God, for he did go about secretly with the sons of Mosiah seeking to destroy the church, and to lead astray the people of the Lord, contrary to the commandments of God, or even the king—
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And as I said unto you, as they were going about <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/11a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Disobedience; TG Rebellion.">rebelling</a> against God, behold, the <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/11b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 21: 5.">angel</a> of the Lord <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/11c" mark="c" type="A" title="Acts 9: 3 (1-9); Mosiah 27: 15; Alma 8: 15; Alma 17: 2.">appeared</a> unto them; and he descended as it were in a <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/11d" mark="d" type="A" title="Ex. 19: 9 (9, 16).">cloud</a>; and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;
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And so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto them.
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Nevertheless he cried again, saying: Alma, arise and stand forth, for why persecutest thou the church of God?  For the Lord hath said: <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/13a" mark="a" type="C" title="Mosiah 26: 22; TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.">This</a> is my church, and I will establish it; and nothing shall <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/13b" mark="b" type="C" title="Hosea 13: 9; TG Apostasy of Individuals.">overthrow</a> it, save it is the transgression of my people.
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And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Dan. 10: 12; Abr. 1: 16 (15-16).">heard</a> the prayers of his people, and also the <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Cor. 1: 11; Alma 10: 22.">prayers</a> of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/14c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Family, Love within.">prayed</a> with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/14d" mark="d" type="A" title="Hosea 4: 6.">knowledge</a> of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/27/14e" mark="e" type="A" title="Alma 29: 10.">convince</a> thee of the power and authority of God, that the <sup>f</sup><a href="mosiah/27/14f" mark="f" type="A" title="Alma 19: 17; Morm. 9: 36 (36-37).">prayers</a> of his servants might be answered according to their faith.
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And now behold, can ye dispute the power of God?  For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth?  And can ye not also <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 27: 11.">behold</a> me before you?  And I am sent from God.
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Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 23: 19; Alma 24: 1.">Helam</a>, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/16b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 25: 10; Alma 5: 5 (5-6).">bondage</a>, and he has <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/16c" mark="c" type="A" title="Mosiah 23: 1 (1-4).">delivered</a> them.  And now I say unto thee, Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/16d" mark="d" type="A" title="Alma 30: 47.">thyself</a> be <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/27/16e" mark="e" type="A" title="Micah 3: 6 (1-7); Matt. 8: 12 (11-12).">cast</a> off.
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And now it came to pass that these were the last words which the angel spake unto Alma, and he departed.
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And now Alma and those that were with him fell again to the earth, for great was their astonishment; for with their own eyes they had beheld an <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/18a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Angels.">angel</a> of the Lord; and his voice was as thunder, which <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/18b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 6: 4; Alma 36: 7.">shook</a> the earth; and they knew that there was nothing save the power of God that could shake the earth and cause it to tremble as though it would part asunder.
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And now the astonishment of Alma was so great that he became <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Dan. 10: 15; Luke 1: 20 (20-22).">dumb</a>, that he could not open his mouth; yea, and he became weak, even that he could not move his hands; therefore he was taken by those that were with him, and carried helpless, even until he was laid before his father.
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And they rehearsed unto his father all that had happened unto them; and his father rejoiced, for he knew that it was the power of God.
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And he caused that a multitude should be gathered together that they might witness what the Lord had done for his son, and also for those that were with him.
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And he caused that the priests should assemble themselves together; and they began to fast, and to pray to the Lord their God that he would open the mouth of Alma, that he might speak, and also that his limbs might receive their strength—that the eyes of the people might be opened to see and know of the goodness and glory of God.
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And it came to pass after they had fasted and prayed for the space of <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 36: 10.">two</a> days and two nights, the limbs of Alma received their strength, and he stood up and began to speak unto them, bidding them to be of good comfort:
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For, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have been <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 49: 15; Alma 27: 25; A of F 3.">redeemed</a> of the Lord; behold I am born of the Spirit.
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And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/25a" mark="a" type="C" title="Rom. 6: 3 (3-11); TG Conversion; TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.">born</a> again; yea, <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/25b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 5: 7; Alma 5: 14 (14, 49).">born</a> of God, <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/25c" mark="c" type="A" title="Moses 6: 65.">changed</a> from their carnal and <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/25d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.">fallen</a> state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/27/25e" mark="e" type="A" title="Mosiah 15: 10; Moro. 7: 19.">sons</a> and daughters;
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And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 3: 5.">nowise</a> inherit the kingdom of God.
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I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off.
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Nevertheless, after <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 18: 21.">wading</a> through much <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/28b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Tribulation.">tribulation</a>, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/28c" mark="c" type="A" title="2 Ne. 9: 16.">everlasting</a> burning, and I am born of God.
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My soul hath been <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/29a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 38: 17.">redeemed</a> from the gall of bitterness and <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/29b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 58: 6.">bonds</a> of iniquity.  I was in the darkest abyss; but now I behold the marvelous light of God.  My soul was <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/29c" mark="c" type="A" title="Mosiah 2: 38.">racked</a> with eternal torment; but I am <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/29d" mark="d" type="Q" title="HEB natzal, to snatch away from danger, to save; 2 Sam. 19: 9.">snatched</a>, and my soul is <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/27/29e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Pain.">pained</a> no more.
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I rejected my Redeemer, and denied that which had been spoken of by our fathers; but now that they may foresee that he will come, and that he remembereth every creature of his creating, he will make himself manifest unto <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/30a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 84: 46 (45-46).">all</a>.
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Yea, <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/31a" mark="a" type="A" title="Philip. 2: 10 (9-11); Mosiah 16: 1 (1-2); D&C 88: 104; D&C 138: 23.">every</a> knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him.  Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/31b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Judge.">judged</a> of him, then shall they confess that he is <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/31c" mark="c" type="A" title="Mosiah 7: 27; Alma 11: 39 (38-39).">God</a>; then shall they confess, who live <sup>d</sup><a href="mosiah/27/31d" mark="d" type="A" title="Eph. 2: 12; Alma 41: 11.">without</a> God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his <sup>e</sup><a href="mosiah/27/31e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG God, Omniscience of.">all</a>-searching eye.
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And now it came to pass that Alma began from this time forward to teach the people, and those who were with Alma at the time the angel appeared unto them, traveling round about through all the land, publishing to all the people the things which they had heard and seen, and preaching the word of God in much tribulation, being greatly persecuted by those who were unbelievers, being smitten by many of them.
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But notwithstanding all this, they did impart much consolation to the church, confirming their faith, and exhorting them with long-suffering and much travail to keep the commandments of God.
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And four of them were the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/34a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 28: 1; Mosiah 29: 3; Alma 17: 1.">sons</a> of Mosiah; and their names were Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and Himni; these were the names of the sons of Mosiah.
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And they traveled throughout all the land of Zarahemla, and among all the <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/35a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 1: 10; Mosiah 28: 18.">people</a> who were under the reign of king Mosiah, <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/35b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Zeal.">zealously</a> striving to repair all the injuries which they had done to the church, <sup>c</sup><a href="mosiah/27/35c" mark="c" type="A" title="Alma 39: 13.">confessing</a> all their sins, and publishing all the things which they had seen, and explaining the prophecies and the scriptures to all who desired to hear them.
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And thus they were instruments in the hands of God in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.
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And how blessed are they!  For they did <sup>a</sup><a href="mosiah/27/37a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 12: 21; Mosiah 15: 14 (14-17).">publish</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="mosiah/27/37b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Peace of God.">peace</a>; they did publish good tidings of good; and they did declare unto the people that the Lord reigneth.
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